noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. tasting (food or drink) for poison.
  2. checking the taste (of a dish), seeing how something tastes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
毒味 どくみ
毒見 どくみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poison, virus, venom
ドク (4th, N2)
life (生) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
flavor, taste
ミ あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)